Noun
an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)
Source: WordNetAušra was printed in Latin characters banned under Russian law, which mandated the Cyrillic alphabet for printing Lithuanian. Source: Internet
I wouldn’t even try to type the Ukrainian equivalent of “Bon appetit,” with that Cyrillic alphabet (and yes, I know it’s probably not actually from Kiev), but I did come across this online. Source: Internet
Hence expressions such as "И is the tenth Cyrillic letter" typically refer to the order of the Church Slavonic alphabet; not every Cyrillic alphabet uses every letter available in the script. Source: Internet
The script was used by Kalmyks of Russia until 1924, when it was replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet. Source: Internet
Latin characters replaced the Cyrillic alphabet that had been forced upon Lithuanians for four decades. Source: Internet
See Early Cyrillic alphabet for a detailed description of the script and information about the sounds it originally expressed. Source: Internet